Class

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Preface

I wrote this book because there are so

many problems for the students of class
ninth especially in grammar. It is a
complete package for such students.

After reading this book students will

able to get good marks in their exams.

I would like to advice the students that

they should do practice of every
question of their course but if they
didn't prepare, at least read and learn all
which is included in this book.

Good luck for your bright future. may

God Almighty help you at every step of
life.

Muhammad Iqbal
Contents

S. NO CHAPTERS PAGE NO
1. Paper pattern 5
2. Correct form of verb 8
3. Correct spellings 9
4. Correct options according to 10
grammar
5. Correct meanings of the 12
underlined words
6. Question/answer 13
7. Reference to the context 17
8. Words / phrases / idioms 28

9. Letters 30

10. Comprehension 41

11. Translate into English 49

12. Change the voice 53

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Paper English (Compulsory) IQBAL ACADEMY
Secondary School Part – I Examination Session 2016-2017
Total marks: 19 Time Allowed: 20 minutes
Note: You have four choices for each objective type question as A, B, C and D. The choice which you think is correct: fill
that circle in front of that question number. Use marker or pen to fill the circles. Cutting or filling two or more circles will
result in zero mark in that question. Attempt as many questions as given in objective type question paper and leave others
blank. Write the letter A, B, C or D in the column (write correct option) against each question. If there is a contradiction in
the bubble and hand written, bubble option will be considered correct.

Q. 1 (A) Choose the correct form of verb and fill up the bubbles. (5)
Q. No Questions (A) (B) (C) (D)
i When I reached school, the peon will have rung had rung will be ringing was ringing
____________ the bell.
ii If he came to me, I shall help Can help shall have would help
_____________ him. helped
iii He _____________ the office an will have left has left left leaves
hour ago.
iv The teacher with his students plays played is playing has been
_______________ cricket now. playing
v He ________________in this city has been living lives lived is living
since 1998.
Q.1 (B) Choose the word with correct spellings. (4)
Q. No (A) (B) (C) (D)
i intigral integral antegral entegral
ii effluesce affluence affluense affluince
iii enarmity inormity enormity inarmity
iv chaistened chasetened chastened chestened
Q.1 (C) Choose the correct options according to grammar and fill up the bubbles. (5)
Q. No Questions (A) (B) (C) (D)
i I soon returned home because I compound simple complex compound and
was upset. This is a sentence sentence sentence complex
ii Smoking is injurious to health. The progressive form present gerund infinitive
underlined word is of verb participle
iii “Patience” is a/an material noun collective uncountable abstract noun
noun noun
iv You can put it wherever you like. adverbial clause adjective noun clause prepositional
The underlined clause is a/an clause clause
v The correct pronunciation of perələs perəlǽs pǽrələs prəlǽs
‘Perilous” is
Q.1(D) Choose the correct meanings of the underlined words and fill up the bubbles. (5)
Q. No Questions (A) (B) (C) (D)
i She always remained patient firm and resolute ready to face prepared for the
unswerving. worst
iii The phrase “Frozen to the frightened calm and quiet motionless restless
ground” means.
iii The word “Accustomed” traditional used to assured regular
means.
iv The word “Quiver” means to demonstrate to shake slightly to act amusingly to push strongly
v I believe one must be limited narrow wide all-rounder
versatile.
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Paper English (Compulsory) IQBAL Academy
Secondary School Part – I Examination Session 2016-2017 and onward
Total marks: 56 Time Allowed: 2:10 hrs

Q. 2 Answer any five of the following questions. (2 x 5 = 10)

i Why was Hazrat Abu Quhafaa (R.A) worried ?
ii What happens when media is allowed to play its roll unchecked ?
iii How do people spend Nauroz holidays ?
iv What was the ideology of Quaid-e-Azam based on ?
v Why was a heavy iron chain hung at the entrance of the court ?
vi To what extent does the recovery of a patient depend upon the doctor and the nurse ?
vii Initially which aspect of computer affected the author ?
vi Why has Helen Keller no time to waste in longings ?
Q. 3 Translate any two of the following paragraphs into Urdu / Re-write into simple English (8)
(a) The main source of noise pollution in Pakistan is transportation, construction sites,
careless use of electronic appliances and loud speech patterns. Noise coming from different modes
of transport i.e. vehicles, airplanes, trains, ships, proves to be highly stressful for human
communities
With the population growth and development in urban areas, the vehicular traffic has also
multiplied.
(b) Had we paid heed to his warning and advice, we would not have got entangled into
petty pursuits that have brought forth only disunity and disharmony among our ranks. Even a
casual
glance at our current socio-political scene and morals can lay bare the bitter fact that we are
entirely
ignoring the very principles for which the great Quaid had struggled so hard.
(c) Another tradition is to place something sweet such as honey or candy, in a safe place
outside overnight. On the first morning of the New Year, the first person entering the house brings
the sweet stuff into the house as another means of attaining a good new year.
Q. 4 Write down the summary of the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”.by Robert
Frost.(5)
OR

Explain the following stanza with reference to the context.

The waves beside them danced, but they

Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee
A poet could not be but gay
In such a jocund company!
Q.5 Use any five of the following words / phrases / idioms in your sentences (5)

dexterously, bits and pieces, alarming, a click away, humility, immense, overwhelmed, absolute.

Q.6 Write a letter to your father requesting him to send you some extra funds for payment of hostel
dues. (8)
Or
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Write a story with the moral “He who digs a pit for others himself falls into it”.
Or
Write a dialogue between friends about Load Shedding.

Q. 7 Read the following passage and answer the questions given at the end.( 2x5 =10)
During this perilous journey, it was very difficult for anyone to supply food to Prophet
Muhammad (S.A.W). It was such a delicate situation, in which the slightest irresponsibility
could have
endangered the life of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W). This grand task was undertaken by Hazrat
Asma
(R.A), the daughter of Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A). Every night Hazrat Asma (R.A) would quietly
venture
towards the shadowy mountains in which lay the cave of Thawr, to take food for the Prophet
(S.A.W)
of Allah and her father, Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A).
Question:-
i. Why was it difficult for Hazrat Asma (R.A) to supply food to the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (S.A.W)?
ii. Why was it a delicate situation?
iii. Where did Hazrat Asma (R.A) use to take food?
iv. Who was Hazrat Asma (R.A?
v. Suggest suitable title to the paragraph.

‫ے‬
Q. 8 Translate any five of the following sentences into English. (5)
‫ھ‬ ‫ھ‬
‫ ھتمہارہ ھت ھائ کس کو ےچط لکھ رہوا تھا؟‬-2 ‫ ک ضیا علج رشروع وہونے سے کپہلے مرضیض مر کچکا ت ھا؟‬-1
‫ھ‬ ‫ض ےعل ے‬
‫ کچو لہے سے دھواں اتھ رہوا وہے۔‬-4 ‫ ےداتا آدمی ایسی طی یضں کرت ا۔‬-3
‫ھ‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫پ‬
‫ھ‬ ‫ے ے‬
‫ ضیہ س ےف ضید ھجھوٹ وہے۔‬-6 ‫پ‬
‫ میضں ملزمت کے ل ضیۓے اس کی سفارش یضں کر رہوا ت ھا۔‬-5
‫ہ‬
‫ھ‬ ‫ھ‬
‫ کسان چ ھقہ رہوا وہے۔‬-8 ‫ اقراء دو کپہر سے کپک ڑے دھو ورہی ھی۔‬-7
‫ت‬
Q. 9 Change the voice of the following. (5)
i Did you accept my apology?
ii Don’t disturb me.
iii We love our country very much.
iv He will complete his assignment within a week.
v Who is knocking at the door?

Choose the correct form of the verb
They will leave for London tomorrow.
When I reached school, the peon had
rung the bell.
If he came to me, I would help him.
The teacher with his students is playing
cricket now.
He has been living in this city since 1998.
She is leaving for London tomorrow.
I have been waiting here for two hours.
It began to rain an hour ago.
He will be learning his lesson.
The earth revolves around the sun.
They drink tea every morning.
I had left the house before it started
raining.
He was riding a bike when he met an
accident.
I bought this motor bike only a month
ago.
They always come back home late.
I have not seen you since Monday.
The sun rises in the East.
He has been standing in the sun for an
hour.
I met her in the plan.
Girls were singing.
He will take the examination next year.
The baby is crying for milk now.
She likes apples.
Iqbal was teaching the students.
Iqra is learning English at present.
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She loves her cat very much.
She will have finished her work before
guests arrive.
He left the office an hour ago.
Iqbal has been working in this office for
seven years.
Iqra has been sleeping since morning.
We shall have killed the snake.
Iqra and Iqbal always work hard.
I was reading the paper then.
He decided to take examination.
It rains in winter.
Quaid-i-Azam worked very hard.
They had taken their meals before guests
arrive.
She will have stopped taking this medicine
by March next.
The book had been laying on the table for
weeks.
He speaks the truth.
The girls are playing cricket.
The sun sets in the West.
If you had studied hard, you would have
success.
He will come to us tomorrow.
I heard a noise coming from behind room.
If you come, I shall be available.
I have already posted the letter.
Court will give its verdict on Friday next.
He did not reply my letter.
I hope it will stop raining by the evening.
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Choose the correct spellings
delicate restrain trouble building
creator literature civilization continuous
absolutely protection courage pleasure
saviour tendency traverse clients
magnificent careless conversations enormity
tropical irritant experiment gratitude
environment excellent decibels solitude
awareness mosques information martyrdom
daffodils migration soldier civic
refuge ambition panorama touch
earlier journey ceremony thought
usual integral emergence pageant
illuminate meditation perilous miserable
poem inanimate affluence chastened
unparalleled devotion jocund flake
dazzling eager fundamental downy
eloquence reveal overwhelmed neurology
promulgation venture pivot devastating
dispensation steadfast sterling recruit
verge vindictive impressive popping in
chaos astonish hospice gradually
eradicate geared up flamboyant curative
proselytizing fluttering frequented rehabilitation
embodiment glee adorned relapse
nexus pensive queer excessively
birch texture crumble immense
mellow convolutions dunes insomnia
shaggy manifold renounce distracts
stroke various demolish theology
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Choose the correct option according grammar.
S.No Q u e s t i o n s Correct options
1 The worst is . Superlative degree of an
adjective
2 I soon returned home because I Complex sentence
was upset.
3 What a beautiful painting! is a/an Exclamatory sentence
4 That was the reason why he came late. adverbial clause (reason)
5 You can put it wherever you like. adverbial clause (place)
6 “Patience” is a/an Abstract noun
7 He spoke very loud. Adverb of degree
8 He came after night had fallen. adverbial clause (time)
9 The moment which is lost is lost forever. Relative pronoun
10 Valour is a/an Abstract noun
11 He began knocking at the door violently. Preposition
12 I do not want that burnt toast. Past participle
13 He laughed. Intransitive verb
14 The floors are covered with carpets. The Exposed
underlined word is an antonym of:
15 I heard a sound coming from behind the room. Preposition
16 The correct pronunciation of Perələs
“Perilous” is
17 The correct pronunciation of
“emigrant” is emɪɡrənt

18 The correct pronunciation of ɪmpækt

“impact” is
19 The correct pronunciation of hæpi
“happy” is
20 The correct pronunciation of tʃeɪn
“chain” is
21 The correct pronunciation of briːz
“breeze” is
22 She was singing beautifully. Adverb of manner
23 He is rich he is not happy. Compound sentence
24 Smoking is injurious to health. Gerund
25 She was singing beautifully at a concert. Adverb of place
26 If I were you, I should not do that. Second condition sentence
27 Some are born great. Indefinite pronoun
28 The shoe is pressing on my toe. Noun phrase
29 Ashfaq Ahmed was a famous writer. Adjective
30 The boy laughs loudly. Regular verb
31 She is a lazy girl. Adjective
32 He is ashamed of his behaviour. Preposition
33 Does the sun rise in the East? Interrogative sentence
34 Team is a . Collective noun
35 How cold night is! Exclamatory
36 They can stay where the are. Adverb clause (place)
37 I go to school daily. Personal pronoun
38 Ali ran quickly. Adverb
39 We are usually tired by the end of the day. Appropriate Sentence.
40 I saw a herd of cattle. Collective noun
41 She is a clever girl. Adjective
42 The dog sat beside his master Preposition
43 We are studying English. Proper noun
44 Iqra is leaving on Friday at noon. Preposition
45 Iqbal is fond of cooking. Gerund
46 She led me a life devoid of blame. Adjective phrase
47 The students are sitting under a tree. Preposition
48 You are a doctor. Pronoun
49 My mother becomes anxious if I get home late. Adjective
50 Smoking is injurious to health. The Adjective
underlined word is

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Chose the correct meanings

Words Meanings Words Meanings
gradually steadily bitter harsh
the largest greatest violently forcefully
piping twittering devotion loyalty
vindictive revengeful geared up ready
delicate sensitive numerous many
rehabilitation recovery jocund happy
morale self-esteem source means
chaos confusion out cast vagabond
stead fast firm and resolute queer strange
ripe mature instantly immediately
beginning start harness control
furiously angrily integral vital
inspired motivated resolute firm
spacious vast commence start
pensive thoughtful supplement add
versatile all rounder abandon give up
infuriated annoying flamboyant colourful, bright
apparently as it appears remarkable impressive
eloquence fluency afraid scared
quiver to shake slightly manifold different types
perilous dangerous astonish surprise
meditation deep thought commendable admirable
unparalleled unmatched dazzling extremely bright
promulgation advent verge edge
made up my resolved frozen to the motionless
mind ground
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Answer the following question.
Q.No.01: What type of land Arabia is?
Answer: Arabia is a land of unparalleled charm and beauty, with its trackless deserts and
sand dunes in the dazing rays of a tropical sun.
Q.No.2: What was the first revelation?
Answer: The first revelation was “Read in the name of thy Lord Who created; created man
from a clot: Read and thy Lord is most bountiful, Who taught the pen, taught man that which
he knew not.” Quran,96:1-5
Q.No.3: Why was the Holy Quran sent in Arabic?
Answer: Arabic is a very vast language with a large storage of grammar. It is also the language
of the Holy prophet (P.B.U.H) and the language of eloquence, that's why the Holy Quran sent
in Arabic.
Q.No.4: Where is Makkah situated?
Answer: Makkah is situated in Saudi Arabia, which is about fifty miles from the Red Sea.
Q.No.5: For which ability were the Arabs famous?
Answer: The Arabs were famous for their remarkable memory and ability of eloquence. They
were brave and warriors.
Q.No.6: How will you define patriotism?
Answer: Patriotism defined as love for the motherland or devotion to one's country. A patriot
loves his country and always willing to sacrifice when the need arises.
Q.No.7: What are the qualities of a patriot?
Answer: The word patriot comes from the Latin word 'patriota' which means countryman. A
patriot has many good qualities like sovereignty , integrity and honour of the country. He loves
his country and always willing to sacrifice.
Q.No.8: What are the two major means of communication?
Answer: Two major means of communication are electronic media and the print media. It
includes film, radio, television, internet, books, magazines and newspaper.
Q.No.9: What type of information does media provide?
Answer: Media provides information on every aspect of the life including sports, health,
educational, fashion, current affair, entertainment etc.
Q.No.10: Which is your favourite T.V programme? Why?
Answer: Tom and Jerry is my favourite T.V program, because I like cartoon.
Q.No.11: What happens when media is allowed to play its role unchecked?
Answer: If media is allowed to play its role unchecked, mean and selfish persons would try to
exploit common men.
Q.No.12: How does media provide entertainment?
Answer: Media provides entertainment in various forms such as news, dramas, movies, talk
shows, documentary programs, current affairs, radio, internet, books and magazines.
Q.No.13: Why was Abou Quhafaa (R.A) worried?
Answer: Abou Quhafaa (R.A) worried because he was disbeliever at that time. He thought that
Abou Bakr (R.A) had taken all the wealth leaving children empty-handed and helpless.
Q.No.14: How did Hazrat Asma console her grandfather?
Answer: She made her grandfather touch some pebbles at the place of money and jewels. Thus
she console him.
Q.No.15: Why was Abou Jehl furious?
Answer: Abou Jehl was furious on Abou Bakr, because he was helping the Holy prophet
(PBUH).
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Q.No.16: What message do you get from the life of Asma (R.A)?
Answer: We get this message from her life, that we should live a simple life and face every
calamity of life with patience while following the right path.
Q.No.17: How has the poet heightened 'the impact of the poem' by using the figurative
language in Daffodils?
Answer: The poet,William Wordsworth, heightened 'the impact of the poem' by using the
figurative language in Daffodils. He prints the image of lakes, fields, trees and stars in an
artistic manner. The poet compares the daffodils to the Milky Ways, galaxy and dreams to
dance with daffodils.
Q.No.18: Why did the Quaid want the oneness of the whole nation?
Answer: He wanted so to make the whole nation strong and prosperous. The strength of the
nation lies in its oneness.
Q.No.19: What is the result of neglecting the advice of the Quaid?
Answer: Neglecting the advice of the Quaid we have become disunited and disintegration.
Q.No.20: How much confidence did Qauid-i-Azam have in his nation?
Answer: He has much confidence in his nation as once he said, “Do not be overwhelmed by the
enormity of task”, he said in speech at Lahore, “There are many examples in the history of
young nations building themselves up by sterling material and second to none. Keep up your
moral. Do not be afraid of death.We should face it bravely to save the honour of Pakistan and
Islam. Do your duty and have faith in Pakistan. It has come to stay.”
Q.No.21: What was the Quaid's concept of our nation?
Answer: Quaid-i-Azam affirmed the concept of our nation in theae words, “We are a nation,
with our own distinctive culture and civilization, language and literature, art and architecture,
names and nomenclature, sense of values and proportion , legal laws and moral codes,custom
and calendar, history and tradition, aptitude and ambitions – in short, we have our own
distinctive outlook on life.
Q.No.22: What is the ideology of Pakistan in view of Qauid-i-Azam?
Answer: The ideology of Qauid-i-Azam was based on the fundamental principle that the
Muslims are an independent nation and any attempt to get them merged their national and
political identity will not only be resisted but it will be futile.
Q.No.23: How can we become a strong nation?
Answer: We can become a strong nation if we follow the principle given by our Qauid.
Q.No.24: What is the highest military award of Pakistan?
Answer: Nishan-e-Haider is the highest military award of Pakistan.
Q.No.25: Who started the construction of the Blue Mosque?
Answer: Ahmad I started the construction of the Blue Mosque in 1453.
Q.No.26: For what purpose does a heavy iron chain hang there in the court? Sultan
Ahmad Mosque.
Answer: A heavy iron chain hang there so that the Sultan had to lower his head every time he
entered the court in order not to get hit and also as the symbolic gesture, to ensure the
humility of the ruler in the face of divine.
Q.No.27: Why Sultan Ahmad Mosque is also known as a Blue Mosque?
Answer: Sultan Ahmad Mosque is also known as a Blue Mosque because of the blue tiles that
embellish its interior.
Q.No.28: Who was appointed as the architect of the Blue Mosque?
Answer: The royal architect Sedefhar Mehmat Aga was appointed as the architect of the Blue
Mosque by the Sultan and also in-charge of the project.
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Q.No.29: Who constructed mosque Sophia?
Answer: Hagia Sophia Mosque was constructed by an Ottoman caliph.
Q.No.30: The speaker in the poem, 'Stopping by Woods in a Snowy Evening' is
captivated by the beauty of nature. Why doesn't he stop for long to enjoy nature's
beauty?
Answer: He is captivated by the beauty of dark, deep and lovely woods but he has promise to
keep.
Q.No.31: What is an ICU in a hospital?
Answer: An Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Critical Care Unit (CCU), Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU)
is a highly specialized department of a hospital that provides intensive-care medicine.
Q.No.32: To what extent does the recovery of a patient depend upon the doctor and the
nurse?
Answer: The recovery of a patient depend upon the doctor and the nurse to a very large extent.
A patient cannot recover without their treatment and proper care.
Q.No.33: What do you infer about the professional skills from the expression, “ Try
once for her”?
Answer: She had a dull confidence on her that she could make the patient recover . She is a
very kind, sincere, devoted, and caring nurse. She stuck to her opinion. Her expression “try
once for her” speaks of her profession skills.
Q.No.34: Describe some qualities of the personality of the nurse in the story, All is not
Lost.
Answer: She was wise, devoted, sincere, honest, kind hearted ambitious. She had positive
thinking and strong will power.
Q.No.35: Why did the nurse say, “Where there is a will there is a way”?
Answer: She said so because she proved it practically that a hopeless patient could be cured if
you are willing to fight a lost war. If there is no will there is no way. With strong will power a
man can also accomplish impossible tasks.
Q.No.36: Why did the nurse ask Hira's sister to come and talk to her?
Answer: The nurse ask Hira's sister to come and talk to her,thinking that the voice of near and
near one might activate the nearly dead neurons.
Q.No.37: Are drug addicts aware of the danger of drugs?
Answer: Yes, drug addicts aware of the mental and physical anguish caused by drugs.
Q.No.38: What are the effects of drug addiction?
Answer: Long-term use of drugs causes permanent mental and physical sickness. The more
dangerous a substance is used the more risky it becomes.
Q.No.39: What causes of drug addiction?
Answer: Drug addiction and alcoholism are caused both by genetic and environmental
factors.
Q.No.40: What is the role of counseling in preventing drug addiction?
Answer: The factor that contributes in rehabilitation of the drug victim is proper counseling.
The sooner it is done the better it is for the victim. This process must continue even after the
drug abuser is rehabilitated because of the dangers of a relapse.
Q.No.41: What are the responsibilities of the families to ensure complete recovery of
drug patients?
Answer: Doctors, family and friends must continue to critically watch and counsel the victim
for better motivation and adjustment.
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Q.No.42: How do you define noise pollution?
Answer: Noise pollution is defined as any form of noise that disrupts the normal functioning
of life.
Q.No.43:Why is noise dangerous for human health?
Answer: Noise hazardous for human health. It is a biological stressor and can cause
conditions such as aggression, hypertension, high stress levels,hearing loss, restlessness,
depression and insomnia.
Q.No.44: What harmful effects noise pollution is causing on human health?
Answer: Noise pollution not only causes environmental damage but it also has a negative
impact on human health. It is a biological stressor and can cause conditions such as
aggression, hypertension, high stress levels,hearing loss, restlessness, depression and
insomnia.
Q.No.45: How is transport a source of noise pollution?
Answer: Noise coming from different modes of transport, i.e. vehicles,airplanes, trains, ships,
proves to be highly stressful for human communities. Excessive use of vehicles horns is a
source of noise pollution.
Q.No.46: How construction work a cause of noise pollution?
Answer: Construction work in urban areas is usually slow and time-consuming. The transport
and equipment used at construction sites, its grilling and piercing sound is a big source of
noice pollution. It not only disturbs the general public but also effects construction workers by
causing mental fatigue.
Q.No.47: Who was Helen Keller?
Answer: Helen Keller, was a remarkable women, after an illness was left blind and deaf at the
age of 19 months, yet she became a great authoress. She was a 20 year old graduated of the
Perkins School for the blind.
Q.No.48: What makes you feel that the author is sad and depressed in Three Days to
See?
Answer: The author is sad and depressed that the people with sight can see little, even though
she can see much better than people with sight.
Q.No.49: Why Helen Keller no time to waste in longings?
Answer: She has no time to waste in longings because there is much to see. She is an
optimistic woman.
Q.No.50: “ To me the pageant of seasons is an unending drama”, comment.
Answer: The phrase tells that the pageant of seasons is an unending drama. Change in the
season is endless.
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Daffodils by William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
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About the poem –The Daffodils
The Romantic poet William Wordsworth’s “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud”, also known as
“The Daffodils” is probably his most famous lyrical work.
The poem was written in 1804, inspired by an event on 15 April 1802, in which
Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy came across a “long belt” of daffodils while travelling in
the Lake District of England. It was first published in 1807 in “Poems in Two Volumes” and
a revised version was published in 1815.
The original title of the poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” is merely the first line of the
poem. It is somewhat misleading, as it suggests that there is something about the poet’s
loneliness in the poem. But the poem is all about the beauty of the daffodils and how they
brought happiness to the poet. So some anthologists including Pal-grave titled this poem
as “Daffodils” or “The Daffodils” in their collections.
As for the theme, the poem is all about the beauty of nature. Wordsworth is often termed a
nature-lover. And the Romantic Movement that he started with Samuel Tailor Coleridge is
mainly characterized by the love and celebration of nature and beauty. This poem is a
representative of Romanticism in English literature.
To talk about the structure of the poem, it is really very simple in form and language. Four
stanzas of six lines each makes the entire poem 24 lines long. The rhyme scheme for each
stanza is ABABCC, where the first (A) and the second (B) lines rhyme with the third (A)
and the fourth (B) respectively. These are followed by a rhyming couplet (CC). The poem is
also rich in its use of figures of speech.
And finally, it’s a great example of a ‘real poem’, that is ‘a spontaneous overflow of
powerful feelings’, as opined by the poet himself. As, the poem expresses the feelings of the
poet himself, it is a subjective poem, one of the most important characteristics of
Romanticism

Summary of The Daffodils

The very starting line of the poem “I wandered lonely as a cloud” informs the poets
profound sentiments of being left alone. The speaker was walking around through the hills
and valleys, but he felt all lonely and mopey. Suddenly, as he passed a lake, he noticed a big
group of yellow daffodils waving in the breeze. This wasn't just some scattered patch of
daffodils. We’re talking thousands and thousands around this particular bay. And all these
flowers were dancing.
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Yes, the daffodils danced, and so did the waves of the lake. But the daffodils danced better.
The speaker’s loneliness was replaced by joy, but he didn't even realize what a gift he has
received until later. Now, whenever he’s feeling kind of blah, he just thinks of the daffodils,
and his heart is happily dancing.
Reference to the context.
Stanza 1
I wandered lonely as a cloud—
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Reference
This stanza has been taken from “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud”, also known as “The
Daffodils” written by The Romantic poet William Wordsworth.

Explanation
The poet was traveling aimlessly just like a cloud over the hills and valleys of the
mountainous Lake District in England. At that time, suddenly he came across a large
number of golden daffodils beside the lake and under the trees. The flowers were ‘fluttering
and dancing’ in the breeze.
The poet directly compares himself to a cloud, as he was wandering without aim, just like
the clouds. This is an example of simile (Simile is a figure of speech where two things are
compared using ‘as’ or ‘like’. He also uses the expressions like ‘crowd’ and ‘host’ to mean
that he saw a large area covered with a whole lot of daffodils. In the last line, the poet
personifies the flowers by saying that they were fluttering (like birds or butterflies) and
dancing (like human beings). There is also an indication that it was a breezy day. So we get
an overall idea of the landscape which includes the valleys and hills, the lake, the trees, the
flowers beneath them and the breezy atmosphere.
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Stanza 2
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

Reference
This stanza has been taken from “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud”, also known as “The
Daffodils” written by The Romantic poet William Wordsworth.

Explanation
Here is another Simile. The flowers are compared to the stars. They stretched in a
continuous line just like the stars in a galaxy like the Milky Way. Moreover, the daffodils
were shining (as they were golden in colour) and twinkling (as they were fluttering in the
breeze) as the stars. This comparison with the stars may have a greater implication in
indicating that the flowers are heavenly as the stars.
The flowers were visible as far as the poet could see along the shore-line of a bay. That is
why he uses the phrase “never-ending line”. Here ‘continuous’ and ‘never-ending’ may also
suggest that the flowers left an everlasting impact on him.
Wordsworth exaggerates the number of flowers by saying “Ten thousand saw I at a glance”.
That indicates that the poet has never seen so many daffodils at once. So he is just
overjoyed. This type of exaggeration is called hyperbole (exaggerated statements or claims
not meant to be taken literally).
The poet also says that the daffodils were tossing their heads as if they were dancing in
happiness. Actually the poet was amazed at the beauty of the flowers. So, he found
everything around him joyful. All these references of dancing and tossing heads are parts
of his personification of the flowers.
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Stanza 3
The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A Poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

Reference
This stanza has been taken from “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud”, also known as “The
Daffodils” written by The Romantic poet William Wordsworth.

Explanation
The waves in the bay were dancing and looking gleeful at the atmosphere. But the flowers
outshone the lively waves in their happiness. Having such cheerful companion like the
daffodils, a poet like Wordsworth cannot help being happy. So he was gazing constantly at
the flowers and enjoying their beauty. The word ‘gazed’ is used twice to indicate how
moved or charmed the poet was. So he gazed at them for a long time, forgetting his
surroundings.
At that time, he did not think much about the ‘wealth’ that the flowers had brought to him.
The poet realized that later, may be, after a few days. This ‘wealth’ is the happiness and the
pleasant memory that he enjoyed for a long time since the day.

Stanza 4
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

Reference
This stanza has been taken from “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud”, also known as “The
Daffodils” written by The Romantic poet William Wordsworth.
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Explanation
By starting this stanza with ‘For’, the poet continues his reasoning for saying that the
flowers had brought him ‘wealth’. He clarifies why the sight of the flowers was so
important in his life. Whenever he lies on his bed in a vacant or thoughtful mood, the
daffodils flash upon his inner-eye, i.e., his imagination. The daffodils has become an
everlasting memory for the poet, whenever he is lonely. So, he calls it ‘a bliss of solitude’, a
blessing of staying alone.
And whenever he sees the flowers in his imagination, his heart fills with pleasure and his
mind dances with the dancing daffodils.
This shows the poet’s intense feelings. The poet has been able to depict the landscape and
express his mind so vividly in so simple language and form, that really draws one’s
attention. And that is why this poem has been one of the most read and mentioned
subjective poems in the history of English literature.
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Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer

To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound's the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening: About the poem
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is one of Robert Frost’s finest poems. It was
written in 1922 and was published in 1923 in his volume “New Hampshire”. Robert Frost
won Pulitzer Prize and vast recognition as an important American Writer for this
collection. He wrote this poem while living in the village of Franconia in New Hampshire.
It seems that he was inspired to write the poem Stopping by Wood on a Snowy Evening by
watching the woods near the village and the village mentioned in the poem is probably
Franconia. Frost claimed that he wrote this poem in a single sitting one night, though it
was a very tough task to do so.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening: A Brief Commentary

There are some important points to note about the structure or form of the poem, the style
in which the poem is written, and the rhyme scheme followed,

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening consists of four stanzas of four lines each. In
each stanza the first, second and fourth lines rhyme but the third line does not. The
third line rather determines the rhyme of the next stanza. For instance, in the first
stanza ‘know’, ‘though’ and ‘snow’ rhyme, but ‘here’ rhymes with ‘queer’, ‘near’ and
‘year’ in the next stanza. As an exception, in the last stanza, all four lines are rhyming
though. So the rhyme scheme is AABA-BBCB-CCDC-DDDD and it is written in
Iambic tetrameter, having four stressed syllables in each line. These are all about the
poetic elements used in the poem.

Actually the poem looks very simple in its use of language and also in the subject
matter. But what strikes us most is the use of a special form and rhyme scheme to
express the theme so fluently. To mingle the content with the structure is really a
tough task. The poem is rich in its use of figures of speech like imagery, alliteration
and personification. It also has an allegorical meaning. So this poem Stopping by
Woods on a Snowy Evening has been highly acclaimed since its publication.
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Summary of Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
The speaker in the poem is traveling at night through the snow and pauses with his horse
near the woods by a neighbor's house to watch the snow falling around him. His horse
shakes his harness bells, questioning the pause; perhaps this place isn't on their usual
route, or he is curious that there doesn't appear to be a farmhouse nearby. The speaker
continues to stand near the woods, attracted by the deep, dark silence of his surroundings.
He feels compelled to move further into the snowy woods, but he ultimately decides to
continue, concluding with perhaps the most famous lines of the poem: 'But I have
promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.'

Reference to the context.

Stanza 1
“Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.”
Reference
This stanza has been taken from “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” written by
Robert Frost.

Explanation
The narrator (may be the poet himself) of the poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy
Evening stops by some woods on his way one evening. The narrator knows the owner of
the woods and even where he lives. He is a bit relaxed thinking that the owner of the woods
lives in the village and so he won’t see the narrator stopping here. Therefore he can
continue watching the natural beauty of his snow-covered woods.
Stanza 2
“My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.”
Reference
This stanza has been taken from “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” written by
Robert Frost.
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Explanation
In the second stanza, the narrator of the poem says that his dear horse, whom he is using
as his carriage, must think it strange to stop here between the woods and the frozen lake in
a dark evening, as he normally stops near a farmhouse. The narrator calls his horse “my
little horse”, as it is very dear to him or may be the horse is a little one in the literal sense,
i.e., a pony. It may also suggest that the speaker is a humble and ordinary citizen and
cannot afford to buy an expensive horse. He also personifies the horse by indicating that it
has a thought process and also referring it as “he” in the next stanza.
In this stanza the narrator suggest that the weather is cold enough to freeze a lake. The
expression ‘darkest evening’ could suggest several things. May be the narrator-traveler was
very depressed due to his long journey or the cold weather. Otherwise it may also refer to
the longest night of the year – the night with the most hours of darkness. In that case, it is
21st or 22nd December, when the winter solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere.

Stanza 3
“He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sounds the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.”

Reference
This stanza has been taken from “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” written by
Robert Frost.

Explanation
The horse is shaking its head ringing the bell attached to its harness, as if ‘he’ is asking his
master whether there is any problem, as it is unusual for him to stop by the woods in the
darkness. And the important thing in this stanza of the poem Stopping by Woods on a
Snowy Evening is the sound imageries. There is only three sounds – the sounds of the
harness bell, light wind and the snowflakes.
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Stanza 4
“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”

Reference
This stanza has been taken from “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” written by
Robert Frost.

Explanation
Here in the last stanza the narrator describes the woods using three adjectives – lovely,
dark and deep. This indicates that he is enjoying the scene and wants to do so for long. But
he has other responsibilities in life. He has to go a long way before he sleeps. So he cannot
get the enjoyment for long. He has to move on. And the important thing here is that the
poet repeats the last line to attract the attention of the readers. In this very last line lies the
allegorical interpretation. Here “sleep” may refer to death. We, in our real life, have many
things to look at with awe, many things to enjoy, but in most cases we cannot simply
because we have other things to do in our short lifespan, so we have to move on.
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Use the following words/phrases/idioms in your own own sentences.
words/phrases/idiom Urdu Meaning Sentences
s
Gave away ‫ترک کرنا‬ The chief guest gave away the prizes.
Spacious ‫خطرناک‬ This is a big building with spacious rooms.
Global village ‫عالمی گاؤں‬ The word has become a global village due to
internet.
Raising spirit ‫جذبات ابھارنا‬ We should get lesson from Quaid's raising spirit.
To keep an eye ‫نظر رکھنا‬ It is necessary to keep an eye on the bad elements
of the society.
Refuge ‫پناہ‬ She took refuge in a cottage.
Man in the street ‫عام آدمی‬ Due to rise in prices, the man in the street is very
upset now a days.
Impressive ‫متاثر‬ Faisal mosque is one of the most impressive
monuments in the world.
Nationalism ‫حب الوطنی‬ The quality of nationalism is found in every
Pakistani.
Urge ‫شوق‬ The teacher urged the students to work hard.
Reveal the secret ‫راز افشا کرنا‬ She was determined not to reveal the secret at any
cost.
Fall a prey ‫شکار ہونا‬ You must not fall a prey to drug addiction.
Prosperity ‫خوشحالی‬ Our future prosperity depends on the economic
growth.
Helpless ‫لاچار‬ He left his friend helpless in the hour of need.
Demolish ‫گرا دینا‬ I looked forward keenly to demolishing my
opponent‫۔‬
Bits and pieces ‫ اچھوٹے اچھوٹے ٹکڑے‬There were broken bits and pieces of glass all over
the floor.
Sacrifice ‫قربانی‬ Working hard doesn't mean sacrificing your social
life.
Constructive role ‫تعمیری کردار‬ Everybody should play Constructive role in the
development of the country.
Responsible ‫ذمہ دار‬ The cabinet minister responsible for Education.
Century ‫صدی‬ This century is full of inventions.
Fit and fury ‫غصے میں‬ He smashed his fist against the wall in a fit and
fury.
Damage ‫نقصان‬ The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
Mad with anger ‫غصے سے پاگل‬ Jackey Chan become mad with anger after getting
fired from the new movie.
Dexterously ‫ہوشیاری سے‬ Dexterously he untied the knots.
A click away ‫ایک قدم کے فاصلے‬ You are just a click away from your success.
 Humility ‫عاجزی‬ He was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope.
Immense ‫انتہائی بڑا‬ He is under immense pressure these days
Overwhelmed ‫گھیرے میں لے لینا‬ Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians.
‫بے بس کر دینا‬
Absolute She was mine alone, in absolute privacy.
‫مکمل‬

Belong to ‫کا ہونا‬ The uniform looks like it belonged to a museum

collection
Rural ‫دیہات میں رہنے وال‬ He is a rural.
Determination ‫ٹھاننا۔ ٹھیرانا۔ تقرر‬ That is his determination.
Hoard ‫جمع کرنا۔ جوڑنا۔‬ My mother told my sister to stop hoarding
‫بٹورنا۔ سمیٹنا‬ newspapers.
Geared-up ‫تیار کرنا‬ We have to gear up the workers for the arrival of
the new manager.
‫لینا‬ He took up karate at a young age and is now an
Take up expert.

Noble ‫شریف‬ His father was a noble man.

Stomach ‫ پیٹ‬- ‫معدہ بطن‬ He is having pain in his stomach .

Sparkling ‫ جوش سے بھرا‬,‫ اچمکنا‬She has sparkling eyes.

Furiously ‫غصے میں‬ She left the room furiously.
Aptitude ‫صلحیت‬ He has an aptitude for mathematics.
Because of ‫وجہ سے‬ Iqbal lost his everything because of her.
Facilitate ‫آسانی پیدا کرنا‬ You could facilitate the process by sharing your
knowledge.
Miserable ‫دکھی‬ He felt depressed and miserable.
Alarming ‫پریشان کن‬ I saw, much less alarming now.
By virtue of ‫کی وجہ سے‬ Iqra succeeded by virtue of hard work.
At sixes and sevens ‫تتر بتر‬ Things were at sixes and sevens in the room.
Broken health ‫بگڑی ھوی صحت‬ He is an old man with broken health.
At the risk of ‫ کو خطرے میں ڈال کر‬She saved the child at the risk of her life.
To be short of ‫کمی ھونا‬ He is short of money these days.
To see eye to eye with ‫متفق ھونا‬ He can not see eye to eye with you in this matter.

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1.Write a letter to your uncle thanking him for the gift he sent you on your birthday.
Examination Hall,
A.B.C (CITY)
April 24, 2015

My Dear Uncle,
Assalam-o-Alaikum,
It was a great source of pleasure to have your present received at home. It is kind of you to
remember my birthday. I can hardly express my feelings on receiving the beautiful wrist
watch you sent to me on my birthday. It is the best birthday gift I have received on my
birthday.
I was really in need of a wrist watch. I was planning to buy one but could not manage
money. My timings would have remained unregulated without a watch. This watch is really
a surprise for me. All of my friends liked and praised the watch.
How should a pay thanks to you for such an amazing gift? A word of thanks seems
worthless for this handsome present. Anyhow what else can I do now? If you were here I
would have held in your arms. Thank you so much for such a nice gift. It will remind me
your love for me.
I shall take good care of it.
Thanking you once again.
Yours affectionately
X.Y. Z.

1B.Letter to your uncle, thanking him for the birthday gift you have received from him.
Examination Hall,

A.B.C (CITY)

August,12.2010.

My very dear Uncle,

Yesterday was my birthday. We all knew, you wouldn’t be coming but waited to hear from

you. At last, the courier boy came with the parcel. Uncle, I received many gifts on this

occasion, but your gift was the best. You have gifted me a beautiful wrist watch, which is
now my favorite possession. In fact, everybody liked it. I thank you very much for such a

lovely gift.

Your gift is very precious to me. I was often late for school. Not anymore. Now I shall be
punctual. This watch will help me during my examination days also. The watch is a token
of your love for me. I shall always keep it with me. Once again, I thank you very much.
With best regards

Yours affectionately,
X.Y.Z

2.Write a letter to your friend requesting him/her to lend you camera for a week.
Examination Hall,
A.B.C (CITY)
April 24, 2015

Dear Farah,
Assalam-o-Alaikum,
I was really upset to know that you are not going with the school trip due to your cousin’s
marriage. We are going to miss you on the trip. If you had gone with the trip, it would have
been the nicest trip of our school period. Anyhow, take your time to share some enjoyable
moments with your family. We are departing for our trip next Saturday. There will be one
week stay in Murree.
You once told me that you have two cameras your elder brother brought from Korea last
year. Actually my camera is not working fine. This trip is special to me as I am going to
Murree first time in my life. I want to take photographs of all beautiful places in Murree. I
need a good quality camera to get nice snaps.
I request you to lend me one of your cameras for a week. I will use it with care as I know
how much costly it is. It will be a nice facilitation from you. I will return it to you as soon as
I come back from the trip.
Thanks in advance.
Yours Sincerely
X.Y.Z

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3.Write a letter to your mother who is worried about your health.

Examination Hall,
A.B.C (CITY)
April 24, 2015

Dear Mother,
Assalam-o-Alaikum,
I received your letter yesterday. I felt your love and concern for me through your words. I
am feeling OK now. You need not to worry about me as I have fully recovered. Now it is
just weakness followed by the disease. I am taking medicines as prescribed by the hostel
physician.
I have started attending my classes regularly. I am eating fresh fruits and healthy food as
you directed in your letter. I will not be careless regarding my health now. Please take it
easy and never take stress of my illness. I am perfectly alright.
I will keep on writing to you regularly. I have to prepare for my test in physics to be taken
tomorrow. Please pray for my success. I will never disappoint you in my educational
performance and progress.
Salam to father and love to little Maira
Your loving son,
X.Y.Z

3B.Write a letter to your mother who is worried about your health.

Examination Hall,
City: A.B.C.
September 27, 2010.

Dear Mother,
I received your affectionate letter a few days ago. I am sorry for not being able to write you
earlier because of some uncongenial circumstances. However, now here is everything fine.
Actually, I was suffering from fever which was caused by my own negligence. Therefore, I
couldn’t attend my school for a couple of days. You need not worry about me; because, the
doctor checked me daily and gave me medicines.
Moreover, now I’m taking care of myself; because, I’ve recognized the worth of old
proverbial saying;
“Health is wealth”
In addition, I have changed my daily routine according to this proverbial saying;“Early to
bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”

Furthermore, I feel great pleasure to contact with you again. Finally, I hope it’ll find you
hale and hearty.
Pay my regards to all at home!
Your loving son/daughter
X.Y.Z

4.Write a letter to your father about you educational progress/ performance.

Examination Hall,
A.B.C (CITY)
April 24, 2015

Dear father,
Assalam-o-Alaikum,
I received your letter a week ago. I felt your love and concern for me through your words. I
am sorry for the delay. Actually I was busy in Second Term exams. I have finished it today.
I have worked hard. My performance in the exams is satisfactory. I hope I will come first in
my class again. I am sure to get fee allowance if I am able to get A+ Grade in all the
subjects. It’s all due to your prayers for me.
I never waste a moment. I make best use of my time here. I know you have great
expectations from me. I will never disappoint you in your beliefs in me. You have invested
your time and money in my studies. I know my responsibilities.
Keep me updated on special happenings in the village. I will come home on Uras of Baba
Umar Din.
Salam to mother and love to little Maira
Your loving daughter,
X.Y.Z

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5.Write a letter to your friend congratulating him/her on his/her sister’s wedding.

Examination Hall,
A.B.C (CITY)
September 24, 2015

Dear Friend,
Assalam-o-Alaikum,
I received your invitation yesterday. I feel sorry to inform you that I will not be able to
attend the wedding of your elder sister as I will be busy in my second term exams. I could
not attend classes due to prolonged illness during the last month. I have to prepare much
for the exams. I have already started taking tuition classes.
I wish I could have time to enjoy the fascinating rural wedding ceremony. I have always
wished to have this type of occasions to take pleasure in. Anyhow I congratulate you on this
special occasion. I know you will miss me but we will be soon together on my uncle’s
marriage in April 2016.
Once again, accept my heartiest congratulations on your sister’s wedding.
Salam to uncle and aunt and love to little Fahad
Yours sincerely,
X.Y.Z

6.Write a letter to your friend condoling his/her mother’s death.

Examination Hall,
A.B.C (CITY)
September 24, 2015

Dear Friend,
Assalam-o-Alaikum,
I am shocked to hear the sad news of your mother’s death. I could not believe that at once.
I am greatly grieved on this tragedy of your life. Mother is a blessing of God but the divine
rules are absolute. We are unable to understand Allah’s plans.
She was a nice lady. She had a great heart. She was so social and loving. I can remember
her soft and sweet dialect. She always loved me as her own son. She prayed for everyone
and gave wise counsels to others.
Her death is such a loss as cannot be recompensed. I advise you to bear this misfortune
with patience. Set your goals of life and do not let her soul feel bad of you. Nothing but the
time alone can soother your sorrow. All my sympathies are with you.
May her soul rest in peace
Yours sincerely,
X.Y.Z

7.Write a letter to your friend to congratulate him on his success in exams.

Examination Hall,
A.B.C (CITY)
September 24, 2015

Dear Friend,
Assalam-o-Alaikum,
I was overjoyed to hear about your brilliant success in final examination of grade-IX. I was
not expecting such a wonderful performance from you. You once again carried the day and
proved your talent. I am proud of you.
You have always been a promising student. You are apple of your teachers’ eyes. I wish I
could have such an aptitude as you have. Keep on working with this spirit. May Allah grant
you such more joys and success in future!
Accept my warm congratulations on this cheerful occasion. The competition is becoming
tougher day-by-day. You have to work even harder next year. And let me know when you
are giving a grand party to all of us. Your grand success surely calls for a treat.
Congratulate your father and mother on my behalf
Yours sincerely,
X.Y.Z

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8.Write a letter to your younger brother advising him to take interest in his studies.
Examination Hall,
A.B.C (CITY)
September 24, 2015

Dear Faheem,
Assalam-o-Alaikum,
I received a phone call from your class in-charge, Mr. Saleem. He told me some unexpected
things about you. It hurts me to know from him that you often miss your classes. You have
even failed in English and Computer in terminal tests.
He claimed that you pay more attention in outdoor sports and partying. You should be
ashamed of your ways. We have strong hopes in you. Father wants to see you a doctor.
Mother keeps on talking about your every time. She prays for your success. Please note
that we do not expect such things from you.
I warn you to mend your ways. Work hard and win the admiration of your teachers and
parents. Stop all the unnecessary activities and pay heed to your studies. Give much of your
focus to your studies and make up your deficiency.
I hope I you will not give me a chance to say this again to you.
God bless you.
Yours affectionately,
X.Y.Z

8.Write a letter to your younger brother advising him to take interest in his studies.
Examination Hall,
A.B.C (CITY)
September 24, 2015

Dear Faheem,
Assalam-o-Alaikum,

How are you? I am writing to inform you that the schools in Punjab will be closed on 15 th of
this month for summer vacations. I know you have not any special business during these
holidays. I would be free for the first 20 days before I join summer camp on 5 th of the next
month.
I invite you to come here at Kasur to spend some of your holidays with me. Kasur is a
historical city with many places of worth seeing. If you reach here before 20 th of this
month, we will have much time to visit important places of Kasur. We will visit the shrine
of Baba Bulleh Shah, the great saint and Sufi poet. We will visit Ganda Sing border which is
an attractive place in tourist point of view. We will pay a visit to river Satluj lying on Indo-
Pak borders.
It will be fantastic time for both of us. I have planned everything and waiting for your
response to give final touch to my planning. Please let me know when you will reach. Do
bring your camera along as you know my camera takes low quality photos.
Waiting for your response

Yours sincerely,
X.Y.Z

10.Write a letter to your friend asking him to lend you some books.
Examination Hall
A.B.C (CITY)
September 24, 2015

Dear Friend,
Assalam-o-Alaikum,
I have taken the examination of class 9th. Now I am free for 25 day before the new classes
start. I have been busy in preparation for the exams and could not find time to study my
favorite authors.
I know you have a nice collection of Urdu novels and books. I would like you to lend me
‘Mein Ek Jasoos Tha’ by Tariq Ismaeel Sagar and ‘Zero Point’ by Javed Chaudhary for two
weeks. I want to serve to my thirst for Urdu literature.
I assure you that I will use them with care. I will return them within two weeks. I can share
some of my own with you if you like. Send me these books as soon as possible.
Thanks
Yours sincerely,

X.Y.Z
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11.Write a letter to your father requesting him to send you some extra funds for payment of
hostel dues.

Examination Hall,
A.B.C (CITY)
April 24, 2015

Dear Father,

I have been planning to write to you for many days but could not find time to do so. My
exams are drawing near‘ and I am busy preparing for them. I have already revised my
course. You need not worry about my studies.
The only problem that I face these days is that l am short of money as l bought sonic hooks
which has upset my budget. l shall he very grateful if you send me at least two thousand
rupees to pay my hostel dues and meet my other needs.
Convey my regards to mamma and love to dear sister. I miss all of you very much.

With kind regards,

Yours affectionately,
X.Y.Z

12Write a letter to your younger brother advising him how he should improve his health.

Examination Hall,

A.B.C (CITY)

April 24, 2015

My dear Iqbal,

I am pained to learn from father's letter that your health is growing from bad to worse day
by day. He has expressed great anxiety about your health. You must be very careful about
your health.

In order to improve your health you must obey the laws of health. In the first place you
must take light food. Never over eat yourself. You must not drink water with your food.
Take your evening meal three or four hours before going to bed. Secondly, you must take
exercise daily. Thirdly, you must brush your teeth arid take a bath daily. Bad teeth bring on
indigestion. Fourthly, you must go to bed early and get up early. Fifthly, you must avoid
over work because it is harmful to health. Lastly, you must give up smoking. If you observe
these rules, your health will improve in a short time. With love and best wishes,

Yours affectionately,
X.Y.Z

13A letter to a friend congratulating on her success in the final examination.

Examination Hall,

A.B.C (CITY)

August,12.2010.

Dear Rehana,

we were so glad to hear of your success in in your class 9th final examination. I felt so

pleased that I wished I were there to congratulate you personally.

The result has proved that hard work brings good result. You were so much laborious. My

parents always gave my your example. My parents already confident that you would come

up with good result. They were very much pleased to hear about your progress.

Please be encouraged and continue you hard work. Your future is very bright. My father

has sent you a lot of love and hearty congratulations on your bright performance.

With lots of love and best wishes.

Yours Lovingly,

X.Y.Z

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14 Write a letter to your sister, congratulating her on her having won a prize at an elocution

competition.

Examination Hall,

A.B.C (CITY)

August,12.2010.

My dear Uma,

I was happy to learn that you have bagged the first prize in the Tilak Memorial Elocution
Competition. However, I was not surprised at the news. Today women are distinguishing
themselves in every field of life. Was not India ruled by a woman? Let me congratulate you
on the laurel you have won.

What subject did you speak on? I know that several speeches at such competitions are
penned by ghost-writers. However, I'm sure you wrote your speech yourself. Let me know
all the details of the Competition-the other speakers, the judges, the reactions of the
audience and so forth.

The art of public speaking is valuable. I hope that you will master it and win more such

prizes. Next week I shall send you some books on public speaking. With Love,

God bless you.

Yours affectionately,
X.Y.Z
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Comprehension of a passage.

Comprehension 1
A fox was walking near a well. Somehow by incident he slipped in. It was not a very deep
well. He tried his best to get out but could not. At that time a very thirsty goat passed by
the well and saw the fox there. She asked the fox what he was doing there. The cunning fox
replied that he had himself jumped into the well. I find it very cool and pleasant. If you
want to drink sweet and cold water, come down and experience the pleasure here. Without
thinking of the result she jumped into the well. The fox at once jumped on her back, and
with another jump he was out of well. The fox smiled at the poor goat and went his way
leaving behind the goat to repent.
Question
1. What happened to the fox?
2. Who passed by the well just then?
3. What did the goat do?
4. What did the goat say to the fox?
5. What did the fox say in reply?
6. Why did the goat jump into the well?
Answers
1. The fox slipped and fell into the well.
2. A goat passed by the well just then.
3. The goat looked into the well.
4. The goat said to the fox that what was he doing there.
5. He replied that he had himself jumped into the well and find that very cool and
pleasant.
6. The goat jumped into the well as she was taken in by the cunning fox.

Comprehension 2
One day a wolf felt very hungry. He wondered here and there in search of food but he
could not found anything to eat. At last he saw a flock of sheep grazing in a pasture. He
wanted to eat one but they were guarded by a hound. The shepherd's son was also
tending the flock vigilantly. The Wolf found himself helpless. At last he hit upon a plan. He
hid himself in the skin of a sheep and safely went into the flock. The hound could not find
in disguise. He killed a sheep and ate it without being caught. In this way hate up many
sheep and their number began to fall every day. The shepherd was greatly worried but
could not find out the thief.

Questions
1. Why did the wolf wander about?
2. Did he find anything to eat?
3. Why was the wolf helpless?
4. How did he get into the flock?
5. Why was the shepherd worried?
 6. Did he find out the thief?

Comprehension 3
One day, while drinking water, a stag saw his reflection in the clear water of the stream. He
was pleased to see his beautiful horns that were like a crown on his head. When his eyes
wandered to his thin legs. He felt sad their ugliness and though of them as a slur upon his
beauty. He was lost in these thoughts when he heard the bark of hounds. He ran for his life
as fast as he could. His thin legs soon carried him out of the reach of the hounds.
Unfortunately, when he was crossing a dense part of the forest, his long, pointed horns got
entangled in a bush. He tried his best to disentangle himself but in vain. Now he started
cursing his beautiful horns. He was struggling madly to get free when the hounds overtook
him. They pounced upon him and tore him to pieces. Thus his thin ugly legs which he
despised took him away from the danger. But his favourite horns proved the cause of his
death.

Questions
1. What was the stag doing?
2. What did he see in the water?
3. What was he pleased?
4. What made him sad?
5. Why did he run?
6. How did his legs help him?

Comprehension 4
There was a king in Scotland. His name was Robert Bruce. He fought many battles and won them. But once he
was badly defeated the English. He ran away from the battle field to save his life. He took shelter in a cave where
he hid himself. He was immersed in deep sorrow and out of disappointment he gave up all hope and struggle.
But one day he saw a spider in that cave. It was trying to reach the roof of the cave where it had a cobweb. It
made six attempts to reach its web but every time it slipped down. Now the king got interested and watched the
spider carefully. He was astonished to see that spider did not lose heart but continued its efforts to reach up at
the top. At the seventh attempt the spider was successful in its attempt of reaching its web. This incident
boosted up the spirit of King Bruce. He gained new strength and fresh courage. He gathered his forces and
fought another battle. This time he fought with new vigour and enthusiasm and was ultimately successful in
making his country free.

Questions
1. By whom had Robert Bruce been defeated many times?
2. Where did he hide himself?
3. What did he see in the cave?
4. After how many attempts did the spider succeed?
5. What lesson did Robert Bruce learn from the spider?
6. Did he fight again with the English?

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Comprehension 5

Once a hungry monkey used to come from a forest to a man's house every day and
used to tease him very much. They were very unhappy due to the monkey. One day,
the man thought to send this monkey outside. Therefore, he brought a clay pot and
filled it with roasted grams.
One day, when the man was not at home, the monkey came there and put both its
hands inside the clay pot. When both his hands were full of grams, he could not take
them out and began to cry out loudly. After some time the owner of the house came
up. His dog was also with him. The dog fell upon the monkey and tore him into
pieces. Thus the monkey met his fate due to his greed.
Questions
1. Where did the monkey live?
2. Why did he enter the house of a former?
3. What did he find there?
4. What was in the clay-pot ?
5. What did the monkey do?
6. Why could he not pull his hands out of the clay-pot?
7. How did the monkey meet his fate?

Comprehension 6
For three years, the master and all his relatives lived in this valley. Many of the Muslims too joined them. All
supplies to the valley were cut off. The Makkans saw to it that no food or drink reached the Banu Hashim. The
poor Banu Hashim had to live on the leaves and roots of trees and bushes. The condition of the children was
particularly pitiable. At last, some kind-hearted Makkans took pity on the Banu Hashim. They tore to pieces the
agreement hanging in the Kaaba. The hunger stricken Banu Hashim were thus able to come back to their
homes.

Questions
1. Who lived for three years in the valley?
2. Who joined the master and his relatives?
3. What did the Makkans do?
4. How did the Banu Hashim live?
5. What was the condition of the children?
6. Who took pity on the Banu Hasham?

Comprehension 7
We see a kind of milk in tins. It is powdered milk. All the water in this milk has evaporated. When fresh milk
stays in a dish for a little time, the thick part of the milk comes to the top. It is the cream of the milk. From this
cream people make butter. If milk with the cream on it is made into powder, it is called Full Cream Milk
powder. When somethings floating is taken off the top of the liquid we say it skimmed. When the cream is
skimmed from the milk, the thin milk that stays is called Skim Milk. Skim milk is a good milk but it has no fat in
it. It is not good for young babies.

Questions
1. Is the milk in tins powdered of liquid?
2. What becomes of the water in the milk?
3. What comes to the top of the fresh milk when it stays a little in a dish?
4. What does the thick part of the milk have in it?
5. What is cream?
6. What do people make from cream?

Comprehension 8
Khalid Bin Waleed was extremely kind-hearted and just to the people. His army had strict orders not to do any
harm to the farmers, aged persons, women, children and other civilians. “They are the real strength of the
society.” he said, “They should always be treated with kindness and respect.” This was something new for the
conquered people, who felt very happy now. The Iranian and Byzantine officers were very hard on them. Khalid
Bin Waleed's treatment won their hearts so much that they began to hate their cruel old master.
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Questions
1. How did Khalid Bin Waleed treat the people?
2. What were the orders orders given to the army?
3. What did he say about the farmers and the civilians?
4. How had their former master treated them?
5. How did Khalid Bin Waleed win the hearts of the conquered people?
6. Why did the people hate their old masters?

Comprehension 9
The age of steam is yielded place to the age of electricity. We have harnessed and introduced it into the service
of man. The electric telegraph bears our message to and bring us news from all the quarters of the world.
Submarine cable does its own work all right. Who is not familiar with the electric bill? Who has not use
telephone? Who is not enjoying electric light? Electric motors, wireless telegraphy, electric railways, electric
modes of construction and destruction all attest to the great power of electricity; Electricity has developed
modern industry and has created many industries. It has enabled man to conquer land, sea and air.

Questions
1. Why do we call the present age the age of electricity?
2. Which age has yielded place to the age of electricity?
3. How do we send and receive messages?
4. State some important uses of electricity?
5. What do you think is the future of electricity?

Comprehension 10
A man is known by the company he keeps. A good students should avoid the company of those who keep
playing all the time. Many students miss their class and seldom do their homework because some other fellow
students do the same. There are hardworking students also who work while others play. They know when to
study and when to play. They play when it is time to play. They enjoy the games of their choice because they
know that playing games is essential for health. A sick student is not so quick in learning his lesson as a healthy
one.

Questions
1. What kind of company a good student keep?
2. Why do some students miss their classes?
3. Why do good students enjoy good health?
4. Why are games necessary for students?
5. Where does the success of a students lie?

Comprehension 11

Newspapers keep us constantly in touch with the whole of mankind. In olden days a man's world consisted of
his own village and one or two neighbouring villages. It was difficult for him to know what was going in other
parts of the country. But today the press assisted by rapid means of communications brings us news from the
farthest corners of the globe. The press is also responsible for educating public opinion. The laws of a nation are
really shaped by its press. In fact the public receives guidance from the newspapers. Thus their power in
modern times is really great.

Questions
1. What good do the newspapers do to us?
2. Why in olden days man could not know what was going on in far off places?
3. What is the responsibility of the press today?
4. How are the laws of a country shaped nowadays?
5. How are newspapers a source of public guidance?
6. What is your opinion about the power of the press?

Comprehension 12
About sixty years ago the question of choosing a profession was not taken up seriously. A son generally
followed the the trade of his father. But nowadays one can take up a trade one likes. The students who make the
right choice of profession are always successful. For the right choice of a profession there should be some
definite aim. The students who do not have any definite aim suffer a lot in the end as they have also a difficulty
in finding an employment. In choosing a profession the teachers and the parents play a very important part. The
teacher keeps an eye on his pupils. He studies their habits. So he can put their pupils on the right path of life.
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Questions
1. What were the conditions about the choice of a profession sixty years ago?
2. Why did the people not choose the profession seriously?
3. Can a student of the present times choose his profession freely?
4. What is the advantage of a right choice of a profession?
5. How can a student choose his profession rightly?
6. What will be the difficulty of a student who is reading without a definite aim?
7. How can a teacher help his pupil in making a choice of profession?

Comprehension 13
Making pottery on the potter's wheel is called “throwing”. The thrower is a very skillful workman. But there is
another method of shaping articles out of clay, “moulding”. A plaster mould is made and the clay is pressed into
it. This a quicker and less difficult way and must be used to make things like handles, but all the most beautiful
pottery is thrown. When a piece of pottery is taken of the wheel, it is put aside to dry, after which a design may
be painted on it with special colours that will stand great heat; it is then ready to be fired. This is done in a large
oven or kiln. The pieces of pottery are placed in earthenware tubs called 'sagger' so that the flames cannot touch
the pottery.

Questions
1. What is throwing?
2. What is the other method of shaping articles?
3. What is the advantage of moulding?
4. How does the potter make design on the pieces of pottery?
5. How is pottery baked in fire?

Comprehension 14
The Sultan sent agents to all part of the East to buy rare manuscripts, and bring them back
to Cordova. His men were constantly searching the booksellers shops at Cairo, Damascus
and Baghdad for rare volumes for his library. When the book was not to be brought at any
price, he would have it copied; and sometimes even hear of a book which was only in the
author's mind, and sent him a handsome present and beg him to send the first copy to
Cordova. By such means he gathered no fewer than four hundred thousand books and this
at a time when printing was unknown, and every copy had to be painfully copied in the
fine clear hand of the professional copyist.

Questions
1. Why did Sultan send agents to all part of the East?
2. Where and what for they searched the booksellers' shops?
3. What would he do when any book was not to be bought at any price?
4. What would he do when the author had not yet written the book?
5. How many books he had gathered?
6. Why was it difficult to collect so many books in those days?

Comprehension 15
Iqbal is not only the greatest poet of our age, but also one of the greatest poets of all the
times. There not many poets who wrote as many great poems as he did. He did not write
poetry for poetry's sake. He was in fact much more than a mere poet. He was a learned
man. He was a great scholar and philosopher. He was a political leader of great
importance. But more than anything he was a Muslim who had a great love for God and
his Prophet(PBUH). He wrote poetry to express the great and even lasting truths of
philosophy, history and Islam. He wrote poetry to awaken the Muslims of the whole world
from the deep sleep and asked them to unite.

Questions
1. Why is Iqbal considered to be one of the greatest poets of all the times?
2. Did he write poetry for poetry's sake?
3. How can you say that Iqbal was much more than a mere poet?
4. What kind of Muslim was Iqbal?
5. With what aim did he write poetry?
6. What was Iqbal's call to the Muslims of the whole world?

Comprehension 16
One day a girl found a coin. It rolled away before her broom when she was sweeping the
yard, and fell with a little clatter against the wall. She ran and picked it up. Some one had
dropped it while crossing the yard and perhaps had not even troubled to look for it. It was
worth little. But is seemed a whole fortune to her, who never had anything of her own
before. She rubbed it clean on the sleeve of her blue cotton jacket and put it into pocket.

Questions
1. What did the girl find?
2. When did she find it?
3. How had the coin been dropped there?
4. What was the worth of the coin?
5. Why was it a whole fortune for her?
6. How did she clean it?
7. What did she do after cleaning it?

Comprehension 17
In December, 1930 Dr. Muhammad Iqbal was invited to preside over the annual meeting of
the All India Muslim League at Allahabad. In his address he openly opposed the idea of
power-sharing together of Hindus and Muslims as one nation. He declared that the move
to apply one constitution to both the Hindus and Muslims would result in a civil war. He
wanted to see Punjab, Sind, Baluchistan and NWFP a single state for the Muslims,so that
they should live according to the teaching of Islam. We can say that Allama Iqbal was the
first thinker to give us the idea of separate homeland for the Muslims of India i.e. partition
of the subcontinent into two sovereign states. The Muslims soon realized the importance
of the demand for two separate states. It was then the Pakistan Resolution was adopted in
1940.
Questions
1. Where was the annual meeting of All India Muslim League held in 1930?
2. Who was invited to preside over the session?
3. What idea did Dr. Iqbal oppose?
4. Which provinces did he want to be included in the Muslim state?
5. On what grounds did he demand a separate state for the Muslims of India?
6. When was the Pakistan Resolution moved?
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Comprehension 18
The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by a liberal English man Mr. A.O. Hume.
He had joined the Indian Civil Service in 1849 and retired from service after shouldering
different responsibilities. He had been watching the ugly law and order situation in the
country quite frequently. He was the opinion that the highhanded rule of the Britishers was
paving way for any unexpected outburst of violence. His plan was to put a safety valve to
minimize the mounting sentiments against the British rule. It was meant to provide an
outlet which could ventilate the revolutionary spirit. Mr. Hume put his plan before Lord
Duffrin.

Questions
1. Who founded The Indian National Congress?
2. Who was Mr. A.O. Hume?
3. When was The Indian National Congress founded?
4. Why did Hume think of founding this political organization?
5. With whom did he discuss his plan?

Comprehension 19
There was once a man whose doctor gave him medicine which was quite black. His servant
who was illiterate made a mistake and poured out a dose of ink place of the drug. He gave
it to his master who drank it. After the patient had taken the dose of ink the servant
somehow realized his mistake. He ran back to his master and said, “Sir , I have given you a
dose of ink instead of the medicine as both were equally black. What should be done
now?” The master replied softly, “Now give me a piece of blotting paper to swallow.”

Questions
1. What was the colour of the medicine?
2. What did the servant give to his master?
3. When did the servant come to know of his mistake?
4. What did the servant do?
5. What did the master say to his servant?

Comprehension 20
A tailor ran a shop in a bazaar. An elephant used to go to the river through that bazaar. The
tailor gave him a bun every day. One day the tailor pricked a needle into the trunk of the
elephant. The elephant became angry but went away. On return he filled his trunk with
muddy water. On reaching the shop of the tailor he put his trunk into it and squirted the
dirty water into the shop of the tailor. All the fine and new dresses of his customers were
spoiled. He was very sorry for annoying the elephant but it was no use crying over spilt
milk.

Questions
1. Where did the elephant go every day?
2. What did the tailor give him?
 3. What mistake did the tailor make one day?
4. What did the elephant do after drinking water?
5. What is the moral of the story?

Comprehension 21
Musa was in chief command , and the gates were in his charge. They had been barred
when the Christians came in view; but Musa threw them open. “Our bodies”, he said, “will
bar the gates.” the young men were kindled by such words and when he told them, “We
have nothing to fight for but the ground we stand on; and without that we are without a
home or a country,” they were ready to die with him. With such a leader, the Moorish
Cavaliers performed feats of bravery in the plain which divided the camp from the city.

Questions
1. Who was the chief command and what was in his charge?
2. When were the gates barred?
3. Who threw them open?
4. What effect had his words on the young men?
5. What divided the city from the camp?

Comprehension 22
Some ants are social insects. It means that they live in societies, cooperate with one
another and do only the work assigned to them. They go out in search of food in an
orderly fashion, marching in lines and columns like soldiers. Different groups of social ants
have different jobs to do. They manage their affairs through division of labour. Some ants
guard and protect their community. They fight the other insects who attack them or raid
their colony. They are called soldier ants. Another group gathers food for the whole
community. The social ants have not learned this division of labour. They have inherited it.

Questions
1. What do we mean by social insects?
2. Why are some ants called social insects?
3. How do the ants cooperate with one another?
4. What principle do they follow while doing their work?
5. Why are the members of a certain group called soldier ants?
6. How have the ants learnt the principle of division of labour?

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‫‪Translate into English‬‬
‫‪S. No‬‬ ‫‪Urdu‬‬ ‫‪English‬‬
‫ی‬ ‫ی‬
‫اقراء ےہمی ہششہ سچ بوولتی ے‬
‫‪1.‬‬
‫ہے۔‬ ‫‪Iqra always speaks the truth.‬‬

‫ے ا‬
‫دروازہ کس نے ک ھٹک ھ اٹا شیا؟‬
‫‪2.‬‬
‫?‪Who knocked the door‬‬

‫ی‬ ‫ے‬
‫ک شٹا علج ہشروع ےہونے سے کپہلے مرشیض مر چک کا ت ھا؟‬
‫‪3.‬‬ ‫‪Had the patient died before the treatment‬‬
‫?‪began‬‬

‫ک شٹا وہ ا کپ ےیے ک شیے کپہ ہشرم محسوس ک یریا ے‬

‫‪4.‬‬
‫ہے؟‬ ‫?‪Does he feel ashamed of his deeds‬‬

‫ی‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ے‬

‫اپہوں نے ےہماری دعوت ق وبول ےپہ کی۔‬
‫‪5.‬‬
‫‪They did not accept our invitation.‬‬

‫وہ ومجھے مل ےیے آۓ گا۔‬

‫‪6.‬‬
‫‪He will come to see me.‬‬

‫ہ ی‬
‫ک شٹا یتمام سوال مشکل تھے؟‬
‫‪7.‬‬
‫?‪Were all questions hard/difficult‬‬

‫ی‬ ‫ے‬
‫میش رے گ ھر آنے سے کپہلے میش را وبیش اٹا سکول وجا چک کا ت ھا۔‬
‫‪8.‬‬ ‫‪My son had gone to school before I came‬‬
‫‪home.‬‬
‫ے‬ ‫ے‬
‫کبولیشس نے کچور کو گرق یٹار ےپہ ک شٹا۔‬
‫‪9.‬‬
‫‪Police did not arrest the thief.‬‬

‫ی‬
‫وہ معزز ہشہری ت ھے۔‬
‫‪10.‬‬
‫‪They were respected citizens.‬‬

‫‪11.‬‬ ‫ی‬ ‫ٹا آیکی وبشیتای بڑوں کا ی‬

‫ہے۔‬ ‫احیرام کرتی ے‬ ‫و‬ ‫کش ک‬ ‫?‪Does your daughter respect the elders‬‬

‫رہے ےہیشں۔‬
‫طل وٹاء سکول کو س وجا ے‬
‫‪12.‬‬
‫‪Students are decorating the school.‬‬

‫میشں ےیا ہشتیہ کر کجکی ےہوں۔‬

‫‪13.‬‬
‫‪I have taken my breakfast.‬‬

‫ے‬
‫سورج غروب ےہو چک کا ےہوگا۔‬
‫‪14.‬‬
‫‪The Sun will have set in.‬‬

‫ے‬
‫ومجھے آ کیکا چط مل گ شٹا ے‬
‫‪15.‬‬
‫ہے۔‬ ‫‪I got/received your letter.‬‬

‫ی‬ ‫ی‬
‫تمھارہ وت ھائ کس کو ےچط لکھ رہےا ت ھا؟‬
‫‪16.‬‬ ‫‪Whom was your brother writing the letter‬‬
‫?‪to‬‬
‫ی‬
‫مکان م شیں کوئ ےپہ ت ھا۔‬
‫‪17.‬‬
‫‪There was nobody in the house.‬‬

‫‪18.‬‬ ‫ے‬
‫ہے۔‬
‫گرم کیک ڑوں کو رفو ک شٹا وجا رہےا ے‬ ‫‪Warm clothes are being darned.‬‬

‫وب ےویدا وی ےایدی ےہو ےرہی ے‬

‫‪19.‬‬
‫ہے۔‬ ‫‪It is drizzling.‬‬
 ‫ہ‬ ‫ے‬
‫غ شرپب آدمی مشکل سے گز وبسر ک یریا ے‬
20.
‫ہے۔‬ The poor man lives from hand to mouth.

‫موسم بورسات ہشروع ےہ کوچکا ے‬

21.
‫ہے۔‬ The rainy season has started.

‫ےے ے‬
‫وہ کسی سے یفرت پہیشں ک یریا۔‬
22.
He does not hate anyone.

‫ی‬ ‫ی‬
‫کئ ماہ کپہلے ہشہر بکر ق ب ےوضہ ک شٹا وجا چک کا ت ھا۔‬
23. Several months ago, the city had been
captured.
‫ی‬
‫آپ ےہر روز ےپہانے ےہیشں۔‬
24.
You bathe every day/You take a bath daily.

‫ے ی ی‬ ‫ے‬
‫کیاکس یٹان دن دوگتی رات کچوگتی برقی کر رہےا ے‬
25. Pakistan is making progress by leaps and
‫ہے۔‬ bounds/day resilience.

‫ے‬ ‫ےخت ی‬
‫موسم شرما م ہو کچکا ے‬
26.
‫ہے۔‬ The winter season has ended/Winter is over.

‫ے‬
‫وہ دو دن سے ورزش پہیشں ک یریا رہےا ے‬
27.
‫ہے۔‬ He has not been taking exercise for two days.

‫ے‬
‫ک شٹا کج ےاید یکل رہےا ے‬
28.
‫ہے؟‬ Is the moon rising?

‫ےخت ی‬
‫آپ ا کپ ےٹا کام م کر ک کے یشں۔‬
‫ہ‬‫ے‬ ‫ج‬
29.
You have finished your work.

‫ی‬
30.
‫ت‬
‫کجاۓ گرم ھی۔‬ The tea was hot.

‫ے ےی‬
‫وبورڈ نے ب شی وجے کا اعلن کر د شیا ے‬ ‫ی‬
31.
‫ہے۔‬ The board has declared the result.

‫ی‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ےی‬

‫محیتی طال ب وعلم ایعام کیانے ےہیشں۔‬
32.
Diligent/industrious students get prizes.

‫ے‬ ‫ے‬
‫اپہوں نے ےہماری مدد ےپہ کی۔‬
33.
They did not help us.

‫کچ ھت کبرکون ے‬
34.
‫ہے؟‬ Who is there on the roof?

‫ے ے‬
‫دایا آدمی ا شبسی علطی پہیشں ک یریا۔‬‫ے‬
35. A wise man does not make/commit such
mistake.
‫ی‬
‫ک شٹا تم ویازی وخ یشت کجکے ےہو؟‬
36.
Have you won the bet/game?

‫ے‬
‫مزدوروں نے وجلوس ےیکال۔‬
37. Workers rallied./The labourers took the
procession.
‫ے‬ ‫ہ‬
‫دسمن وخ ےٹگ پہیشں وج شی ییے گا۔‬
38.
The enemy will not win the fight/war.

‫ے‬
‫ک شٹا اس نے وپ ےٹدوق وت ھر لی ے‬
39.
‫ہے؟‬ Has he loaded the gun?
40
‫ا‬
. ‫کچو لہے سے دھواں اتھ رہےا ے‬
‫ہے۔‬ Smoke rising from the stove/hearth.

‫ے‬
‫عدالت میش رے چق ق ب شصلہ دے کجکی ے‬
41.
‫ہے۔‬ The court has decided in my favour.

‫رہے ےہیشں۔‬‫یتمام مسلمان شیکم رم ےصان سے روزے رکھ ے‬

42. All Muslims have been fasting since first
Ramadan.
‫یی ی‬ ‫ے‬
‫اس نے یتمہاری لخ ویابوں کا بورا ےپہ ےمایا۔‬
43. He did not feel bad(mind) for your bitter
words.
‫ے‬
44 ‫میشں ملزمت کے ل شی یے اس کی س ےفارش پہیشں کر رہےا‬
. I was not recommending him for job.
‫ی‬
‫ت ھا۔‬
‫ی‬ ‫ی‬ ‫ے ہ‬
‫ےہماری پو ہادر فوج دسمن کے قلعے بکر ق ب ےوضہ کر لے گی۔‬
45. Our brave army will take over (capture) the
enemy castles/fort.
46
‫ی‬ ‫ی‬ ‫ی‬
. ‫رہے تھے؟‬
‫ے‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ی‬ ‫ہ‬‫ے‬ ‫ر‬ ‫سے‬ ‫ولئ‬ ‫چ‬‫و‬ ‫شں‬
‫ی‬ ‫م‬ ‫مکان‬ ‫اس‬ ‫م‬‫ت‬ ‫ک شٹا‬ Had you been living in this house since July?

Farmer is taking(smoking)
‫کسان چ یقہ کتی رہےا ے‬
47.
‫ہے۔‬ harghile/hookah/hubble-bubble (water
pipe).
48
. ‫ک شٹا ویارش ےہو ےرہی ے‬
‫ہے؟‬ Is it raining?

49
‫ی‬
. ‫رہے ےہو؟‬
‫تم ک شبوں رو ے‬ Why are you crying/weeping?

50. ‫ی‬
‫امیش ر آدمی کب سے آرام کر رہےا ت ھا؟‬ The rich man was resting since long?

‫ی‬ ‫ی‬
‫اقراء دو کپہر سے کیک ڑے دھو ےرہی ھی۔‬
‫ت‬
51.
Iqra was washing clothes since afternoon.

‫شپہ س ےف شٹد وچ ھوٹ ے‬

52.
‫ہے۔‬ It is obvious lie .

53. ‫ی ے‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ی‬

‫اق وٹال ع شٹد کبر پ یے وچونے خرشیدے گا۔‬ Iqbal will buy new shoes for Eid.

‫ے‬ ‫ے ے ے کپ شیج ےہ ی‬ ‫ی‬

‫ک شٹا تمہاری گ ھڑی روزاپہ کیانچ میٹ ک ھے ر تی رہی ے‬
54. Have your clock been lagging/falling behind
‫ہے۔‬ for five minutes.

‫و کنچہ ا کپ ےٹا کھ ےلویا ییلش کر رہےا ےہوگا۔‬

55.
Child will be searching his toy.

‫ے‬ ‫ی ے‬
‫تم نے میش ری ا شیک ےپہ ستی۔‬
56.
You did not pay heed to my advice.
 ‫گ ھڑی کجار ون وجا کجکی ے‬
‫‪57.‬‬
‫ہے۔‬ ‫‪The clock has struck four.‬‬

‫ے‬
‫لوگ ےہوائ اڈے کبر پہیشں وجا ے‬
‫رہے ےہیشں۔‬
‫‪58.‬‬
‫‪People are not going to the airport.‬‬

‫ی‬ ‫ی ی‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ی‬

‫رہے تھے۔‬ ‫ےہم بیشن گ ھی ایے سے تیش رنے ے‬
‫‪59.‬‬
‫‪We have been swimming for three hours.‬‬

‫یے‬
‫‪60‬‬
‫ڈو وپ ییے کو پٹکے کا شہارا۔‬
‫‪a drowning man catches at a straw./a little‬‬
‫‪.‬‬ ‫‪help is worth much more for the wretched.‬‬

‫ی‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ے‬

‫ےجدا ایکی مدد ک یریا ے‬
‫ہے وچو اپکتی مدد آپ کرنے ےہیشں۔‬
‫‪61.‬‬
‫‪God helps those who help themselves.‬‬

‫ک‬
‫اب کنج ھ یٹاۓ ک شٹا ےہوت وحب کخڑ شیاں کجک گئ ک ھ یشت۔‬
‫‪62.‬‬
‫‪It is useless to cry over split milk.‬‬

‫ے‬
‫ک شٹا اس نے گا‌‍ؤں ےہمی ہششہ کے ل شی یے کچ ھوڑ ر شیا ے‬
‫‪63.‬‬
‫ہے؟‬ ‫‪Has he left the village forever.‬‬

‫‪64‬‬
‫ی‬ ‫ے‬
‫ےہر کیاکس یٹاتی کیاکسٹان کے ش یے وجان قر ویان کرے گا۔‬
‫ل‬ ‫ی‬ ‫‪Every Pakistani will lay down (sacrifice) his‬‬
‫‪.‬‬ ‫ی‬ ‫‪life for Pakistan.‬‬

‫ے‬ ‫ے‬
‫سورج معرب میشں غروب ےہ یویا ے‬
‫‪65.‬‬
‫ہے۔‬ ‫‪The Sun sets in the west.‬‬

‫ے ی‬
‫‪66‬‬
‫ا‬
‫‪.‬‬ ‫ک شٹا امیش ر آدمی دوبوں ہےات ھوں سے دولت لوپ یٹا ے‬
‫ہے؟‬ ‫‪Does the rich burn the candle at both ends.‬‬

‫ے‬ ‫ی‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ی‬

‫طال ب وعلم بیشن گ ھی ایے سے کبر کچہ جل کرنے ے‬
‫رہے ےہو یگے۔‬
‫‪67.‬‬ ‫‪Students will have been solving the paper for‬‬
‫‪three hours.‬‬
‫‪68‬‬ ‫ے‬
‫‪.‬‬ ‫میشں کیاکس یٹاتی لڑکا ہوں۔‬
‫ے‬ ‫‪I am a Pakistani boy.‬‬

‫‪69‬‬ ‫ی‬
‫‪.‬‬ ‫میشں ا کپ ےیے وت ھائ سے کپ شٹار کرتی ےہوں۔‬ ‫‪I love my brother.‬‬

‫ےی‬ ‫ے‬
‫میشں پ یے کیک ڑے کپہیتی ےہوں۔‬
‫‪70.‬‬
‫‪I wear new cloths.‬‬

‫‪52‬‬
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Change the voice
S. No Active Voice Passive Voice
1 She likes apples. Apples are liked by her.
2 The boy is climbing the wall. The wall is being climbed by the boy
3 We did not hear a sound. A sound was not heard by us.
4 The have bought a horse. A horse has been bought by them.
5 The board has given me a gold medal. I have been given a gold medal by the
board.
6 He praised the boy for his courage. The boy was praised for his courage by
him.
7 The teacher was helping the students. The students were being helped by the
teacher.
8 Why were they beating the boy? Why was the boy being beaten by them?
9 They have not done their job. Their job has not been done by them.
10 A car ran over an old man. An old man was run over by a car.
11 He will give you a box of chocolates. You will be given a box of chocolates by
him.
12 He had told me to do it. I had been told to do it by him.
13 They had not done their home task. Their home task had not been done by
them.
14 We shall have finished our work by Our work will have been finished by
March next. march next by us.
15 He took away my books. My books were taken away by him.
16 The sudden noise frighten the child. The child was frighten by the sudden
noise.
17 We use milk for making cheese. Milk is used for making cheese by use.
18 Why is he mending the chair? Why is the chair being mended by him?
19 The doctor asked her to stay in bed. She was asked to stay in bed by the
doctor.
20 They caught the thief. The thief was caught by them.
21 The mother loves the children. The children are loved by the mother.
22 The are buying this house. This house is being bought by them.
23 She has not beaten the dog. The dog has not been beaten by her.
24 She bought five video films. Five video films were bought by her.
25 Iqra give me five films. I was given five films by Iqra.
26 Why did she write such a letter? Why such a letter was written by her?
27 They had gained nothing. Nothing had been gained by them.
28 She was teaching the students. The students were being taught by her.
29 Iqbal will write a letter. A letter will be written by Iqbal.
30 We shall have killed the snake. The snake will have been killed by us.
31 Iqbal helps Iqra. Iqra is helped by Iqbal.
32 The driver opened the door of the car. The door of the car was opened by the
driver.
33 The boy makes the picture. The picture is made by the boy.
34 Did you accept my apology? Was my apology accepted by you?
35 Don't disturb me. Let I not be disturb.
36 We love our country very much. Our country is loved by us very much.
37 He will complete his assignment within a His assignment will be completed by him
week. within a week.
38 Who is knocking at the door? By whom is being knocked at the door?
39 Were they import television sets from Were television sets being imported by
China? them from China?
40 From where will they buy the cat. From where will the cat be bought by
them.
41 Open the door. Let the door be opened.
42 Do it. Let it be done.
43 Eat an egg and two bananas in the Let an egg and two bananas be eaten in
morning. the morning.
44 Burn this doll. Let this doll be burnt.
45 Steal his ornaments. Let his ornaments be stolen.
46 Pull the chain. Let the chain be pulled.
47 Do not enlarge this photograph. Let this photograph not be enlarge.
48 Do not laugh at the poor. Let the poor not be laughed at.
49 Do not tell a lie. Let a lie not be told.
50 Do not tease him. Let he not be teased.

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